Melissa is the external operations manager at Free Lives, one of South Africa’s most successful indie games studios, known for titles such as GORN and Broforce.
Melissa’s passion and focus lies within the growth of the South African game development industry. This is done through her work at Free Lives which allows her to provide funding opportunities to South African devs, host game jams and local meet-ups among other community initiatives.
As part of her continued work to bring the South African games industry to the world, Melissa works as a project manager on Playtopia (Africa’s first annual destination Indie Games & Immersive Arts festival), while also serving as the coordinator for the Maker’s Massive.